WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — With determination, courage and lots of support, refugee players who form the Afghan women’s ...

Afghan women’s football team back on international stage after escaping the Taliban - The Afghan women’s team escaped the ...

For nearly five years, dozens of Afghanistan’s women soccer players have lived in exile — scattered across Australia, the United States and Europe — unable to officially represent their country’s ...

An Afghanistan women's refugee team has been granted eligibility for international competitions, some five years after national team players fled their country's Taliban rule. The FIFA Council, ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — For former player and activist Khalida Popal, the formal ...

The Afghan girls national soccer team left Afghanistan after the Taliban overtook the capital city of Kabul in 2021. The team is named Ayenda FC—ayenda is the Farsi word for future. Ayenda, ...

After escaping the Taliban and years in exile, Afghanistan women's soccer team rises again ...

VANCOUVER, British Columbia — For former player and activist Khalida Popal, the formal recognition of an Afghanistan women's refugee team on the international stage isn't just about soccer. The FIFA ...